Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?"

Excellent advice everyone. It's a possibility my ears do deceive me :)  I'm going to reset the cart at some time for another listen. I appreciate everyone's input as I'm only 3 months into my vinyl setup, so things are very new to me. The good thing is, I'm enjoying the sound a lot and enjoying putting together a nice collection of vinyl. 

Thanks!

@avanti1960 thanks for chiming in. I appreciate your input. I'm still considering the mint tractor although it would be nice to have a protractor that's more universal? 

Milty was a great suggestion and use it regularly. Anti static brushes, ointments, salves, I've got em all. All records clean with Record Doctor, stored in anti sleeves, the whole works. Still get static once played and pulled from TT. I Milty and play the other side or store it. 

@chakster  I've been wondering if there's a "set up" album for about a week now. I've been curious regarding a few albums with the voice placement and thought how nice it would be if there was a record you could test your system to too. Would this album have this voice placement test?

Update!

Mounted my second cart all by myself! It's the Vasari Gold Note. I'm sure it needs time to burn in. I never, ever, ever do things like this by myself and by Jorge I did it! I'm feelin proud.

Great input everyone. I really appreciate it. 

Bonehead update!!!

Had a few beers last night and played a minty original CBS Jap pressing of the Wall that I just got. Played side 2 and it sounded wonderful. Great pressing, great quality.......

Then the bonehead move comes in. My lazy chair has an annoying light panel that controls the chair movement so I put a towel or a shirt or whatever over it. I must have had the shirt in my hand as I went to lift the arm. Shirt caught something and the needle jumped up and down, back forth like it was possessed. Scratched the piss out of that beautiful album and messed up the stylus on the MoFi. 

You know, things happen in life, sober or not sober. What a shame. I'll install a new stylus and give the album to a friend. But, I'm going to take a crack at installing my Vasari Gold Note  cartridge in the meantime. I'll watch some Youtube, but I think I can do this. I've got my tweezers and readers, tomorrow is the big day. 

Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads!

Excellent info everyone. Some of this is actually beginning to sink in!

Mint tractor is on it's way. Should be here in a couple weeks if not sooner. 

Yip recommended the 9 step as the "standard" won't be avail till the end of July. Not sure what the difference is, he didn't say. It's in the mail too!

Regarding what I do and don't hear. I'm totally sure I hear anything wrong or not but was curious whether a specific protractor will help my cart be better aligned and I do believe it will. At least, I'll find out soon!